I could use some advice about a used car I am looking at

[livinbella]

1992 Honda Accord Sedan with 130,000 miles.
The price is $1800. Does this seem like a good deal?

[Phillycat]

1. How many owners?

[livinbella]

2. One owner, a friend of mine

[billbuckhead]

10. Have a mechanic look at it.

Does it have a record of timing belt changes, oil changes, accidents, etc?

[flyingfysh]

3. have a good mechanic check it out

It may or may not be a good deal, but have a mechanic check it first. Also look up the Blue Book value.

[Worst Username Ever]

4. I think 1800 is a ripoff,

but you can check for yourself at www.kbb.com

[livinbella]

12. that will be helpful

[judge_smales]

5. Condition?

Options?

Inspection current?

Any recent work? (esp. timing belt)

[livinbella]

8. Good condition, air, cruise, abs, cd player, air bags

I don't know about the timing belt, good question

[livinbella]

9. new exhaust system, starter, hoses

[Droopy]

6. That sounds like a good deal to me

It's not uncommon for those little foreign cars to last 200,000 miles or more.

[2Design]

7. I wouldn't buy it

[CanuckAmok]

11. good deal, but never buy a car from a friend.

Say something major happens right after you buy it. There goes the friendship.

[kick-ass-bob]

13. Try kbb.com

you can add what features it has and see what the used market would bring.

For a Honda in exc. shape, that would be good I would think.